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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
Hi I was diagnosed T2 Dec 2015 with an Hba1c of 9.8 I had no symptoms and I'm not overweight with a bmi of 22. Nurse put me on 1000mg metformin 1 in the morning & 1 in the evening I've had no side effects. In March 2016 Hba1c was 7.2 all checks were fine. In May 2016 I started feeling unwell very tired, thirsty, passing urine more, blurred vision, feeling sick & hungry all the time. 4 weeks ago I had a very painful episode of shingles on my follow up with the GP I told them all my symptoms also I'm eating loads and not putting any weight on (I've started loosing weight now ) my Hba1c has gone up to 10.2. GP has asked me to monitor my blood sugars which range between 11 to 25 my diet is very good, GP has also increased metformin to 2000mg a day. My brother & identical twin sister are both T1. Do you think I need insulin? I just want to feel well again with some energy